Response
From Pete Christensen:
I finally listened Wynton Marsalis. What a great performance. We saw Marsalis and His Big Band in Milwaukee at the Marcus Center for The Performing Arts several years ago. His piano player is from Wisconsin. His name is Dan Nimmer and he attended Greenfield High School. I think he also has a jazz trio. JL - please check him out. I'd like to see him on your Daily Planet. (Pete)
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Hi Peter!
Good to know that you finally checked out my selections for Harvey's 'Flip Side' and found them acceptable. You are right, Dan Nimmer is a great jazz pianist from 'Cheesehead Landia'. And he does play with his own trio in fine style. The fact that he is Wynton's preferred piano player is a great attestation to his talent. He along with Walter Blanding, tenor saxophone, Carlos Enriques, bass, and Ali Jackson, drums, make up the Lincoln Jazz Center's jazz quintet with Wynton Marsalis, its director and speaks volumes for his talent and acceptance as an equal in this environment. We can in this instance be very proud of this son of Wisconsin's musical accomplishment in American jazz form!
Below is a recording of a session at Ronnie Scott's club in London in 2013 featuring Wynton, Blanding and Nimmer. Nimmer is a really fine jazz pianist and quite able to keep up with Marsalis and the others. Thanks for giving him the tribute he deserves!
I finally listened Wynton Marsalis. What a great performance. We saw Marsalis and His Big Band in Milwaukee at the Marcus Center for The Performing Arts several years ago. His piano player is from Wisconsin. His name is Dan Nimmer and he attended Greenfield High School. I think he also has a jazz trio. JL - please check him out. I'd like to see him on your Daily Planet. (Pete)
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Hi Peter!
Good to know that you finally checked out my selections for Harvey's 'Flip Side' and found them acceptable. You are right, Dan Nimmer is a great jazz pianist from 'Cheesehead Landia'. And he does play with his own trio in fine style. The fact that he is Wynton's preferred piano player is a great attestation to his talent. He along with Walter Blanding, tenor saxophone, Carlos Enriques, bass, and Ali Jackson, drums, make up the Lincoln Jazz Center's jazz quintet with Wynton Marsalis, its director and speaks volumes for his talent and acceptance as an equal in this environment. We can in this instance be very proud of this son of Wisconsin's musical accomplishment in American jazz form!
Below is a recording of a session at Ronnie Scott's club in London in 2013 featuring Wynton, Blanding and Nimmer. Nimmer is a really fine jazz pianist and quite able to keep up with Marsalis and the others. Thanks for giving him the tribute he deserves!
That's 30 JL